St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-30
GAY SOCIAL LIFE.
Silver Wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. A..
Bigford Duly Celebrated.
LIVELY HOLIDAY TIMES
a Large List of Events That Took
Place in One Day and One
Evening.

Marshall avenue, celebrated their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary last
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Bigford were
married at Sharon Springs, N. Y.
They came here fourteen years ago. A
large number of friends called upon
them last night to congratulate the hos
pitable couple. The parlOrs we're nicely
decorated with roses, smilay, eryS-
authemumS and evergreenS, baskets
of flowers and large bouquets
being received from j. J. McCardy,
A. E. Clark and other friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bigford. There was a
large assortment of presents in the sill
yer line. The evening was spent in a
very sociable way with music by Sci
bert'S orchestra, dancing and whist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bigford have enjoyed
similar occasions every five years since
their marriage. Among those present
Miss Brothers. of Johnstown, n. Y,
niece of Mr.. Bigford, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
NJ. Pottle, Mr.. and Mrs. III. w. Foote
and Mr.. WoOdford, of Minneapolis;
Mr.. and Mrs. McCabe, of Richtield; Mr..
and Mrs. III. d. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. M.
&. Brown, the Misses Clum, the Misses
Strong, Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Strong,
Judge and Mrs. James SchOOnmaker,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Warren, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Birchall, Mr.. Berry. Miss
Berry, Mr.. and Mrs John E. Davis, Miss
Davis, Mrs. JIM. Winters, S. B. Gait, Miss
Lou Calf, Mr. and Mrs. IH. M.WilcOX, Mrs.
Helen Schenck, Mr.. and Mrs. Sleeper,
Tx. Alexander, Miss Carrie Middle
ton, George F. Sherin, c. E. Sherin, S..
L.Hume and J. b. MacTaggart.
~ CHRISTMAS EMBARRASSMENT.
Two very pleasant Christmas enter
tainments were enjoyed at the Park
Congregational church yesterday even
ing. The first entertainment was for
the benefit of the children of the Sab
bath school, under the direction of
George Watson, the superintendent and
/ the ladies of the Sunday school. 1t con-
sisted of shadows upon the wall, an inn
,personation of . Santa Claus, and a
distribution Of, gifts. from isa the
Christmas tree. At 8 O'Clock an enter
tainment was given for the Scandi-
navian department of the Sunday
school. In one year this class, COM
posed of young men and women Serv-
ing as dOmesticS upon st. Anthony hill,
has increased from the small beginning
of six members to fOrty-SiX. Mrs Will
cox, the superintendent, Mr.. HOlcOmb,
the chorister, and G.. M. Brack, the
teacher, were very active in helping
the young people enjoy themselves.
DR.. Norman Seaver, the pastor, made an
address, and there were several songs,
recitatiOnS and addresses by the MEM
bers of the class, in both Scandinavian
and English. Ice cream and cake were
served.
AN ENTERTAINMENT AND HOP.
At WOrkingman'S hall, corner of Mar
garet and Mendoza streets, the first an
nual entertainment and ball of the East
st. Paul Taxpayers association, begun
at s O'clock last night. The entertain
ment consisted of an address by eX-Ald.
Starkey, guitar solo by Will Nichols,
topical songs by A. G. FlournOy, banjo
solo by Prof F. Sherry; either solo by
Fritz Stewart, and other vocal selections
and recitatiOnS, concluding with Mr..
FlOurnOy'S negro farce, 'Here She Goes
and There She Goes" as given at the
performance of the st. Paul Banjo club
at Turner hall two weeks ago. The
dancing programme included sixteen
numbers.
NOTES.
The Thistle club will give social
hop tonight at the Evans dancing aead-
envy.
Miss .Otie Walther and Edith Hope
are guests of Miss Nelson, OF Saltwater,
to-day.
The Ivy Leaf Dancing club will give
its fifth social party at Drake block hall
tonight.
Lieut.. George p. Ahern. of Fort Shell
ing, has returned from a pleasant trip
to Chicago
Miss Carrie Hope and Sue Ryder were
guests of Mrs. DR.. Little, of Minneapo-
lis, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Zimmerman left
Tuesday for Europe, where they will
spend the winter.
Mrs. Lane K. Stone chaperOned the
Nushka club on a pleasure trip to
North ST. Paul yesterday afternoon.
The Ideal Social club will give the
third social party tonight at Seibert'S
parlors on East Seventh street.
Prof. Evans has issued invitations for
Rgeneral class matinee, for tomorrow
afternoon, at the dancing academy.
2 A Christmas tree and children's fes-
tival will be given at st. Peters mis-
sion, 657 East Seventh street, at 7:3O
this evening.
Mrs. Stone this evening at their home
their guests, Miss Wood. of Brooklyn,
and Miss Parks, of New York city.
Col. Monfort, of the Windsor hotel,
Yesterday received word from his part
her, Mr.. SOmmers, that himself and
party had made the trip to England
safely and were enjoying themselves.
ggMr. and Mrs. John a. Stees. of st.
Paul. accompanied by their daughter,
Miss Stees, after sOjourning for several
weeks at Riverside, Cal, enjoyed their
Christmas dinner at Los Angeles, Cal.
Il The GLOBE tower was favored by
call from the following young ladies,
who are in the city attending the State
Teachers association: Miss JEANNE
Kendall. Owatonna; Miss Belle Levens
and Miss LOra LeyenS, Albert Lea;
Miss Carrie Robbins, Miss Margaret
Reed, Miss Lee and Miss Ayers, of
ManKatO.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. G.
A. will receive members and subscrib-
ers, and gentlemen friends. in the assO-
citation parlors Monday afternoon from
to o'clock. There will be music and
refreshments, and at s p. m. an enter
tainment consisting of a sleight-of-hand
performance by w. H. Middleton. Mu-
sic and readings will be given In the
gymnasium. ~ szs9T
The entertainment by the young peo-
pie of ST. Johns Episcopal church Sun
day school at Turner hall last night was
great success. 1.-The Sleeping Prin-
cess pretty Operetta in six acts was.
very creditably rendered. The leading
roles were assumed by Bashan Punnett
as Sonmalemnicus, kingi of dreamland,
and Miss Margaret Rugg, as Dormira,
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